Fairy, Please Let Me Explain

The steps stopped, and the moonlight reflected the flowing water.

Xu Yuan didn't speak for a long time.

Even if he answered this question, it would be useless.

Because Li Yucheng only asked half a sentence.

What about you?

What about your retainers?

If the Prime Minister's Mansion is just a local warlord, no matter how large it is, it may still have room for maneuver.

In the form of breaking the earth and sealing the king.

But it is a pity that the Xiangguo Mansion is directly entrenched in the heart of Dayan, and has spread along the blood vessels and bone marrow of Dayan to every corner of the dynasty.

There is no solution to the contradiction.

There is no outbreak now just because there are still sects.

Once the sect's disaster is put down, what remains is the octagonal cage between the emperor and the prime minister.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath and said without answering directly:

"It's not a good habit to stop eating because of choking. I didn't come here tonight to discuss this matter with you."

Li Yucheng withdrew his palm that patted Xu Yuan:

“When you are in a high position, you need to prepare for everything.

"I know that you are here tonight to seek the possibility of continued cooperation between the royal family and the prime minister, and the possibility of continued cooperation before the sect is destroyed."

Li Yucheng continued to move forward.

Accompanied by the gurgling stream water,

He walked very slowly and his voice was very soft.

After walking dozens of meters along the quiet river valley, Li Yucheng looked back, with a pair of starry eyes full of weariness, and smiled:

"If you want to pursue "peace" with the royal family, you should go find Zhaoyuan outside Beicheng. You can't do it alone."

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The corners of Xu Yuan's eyes twitched, and an unknown anger that he had been tricked began to rise in his heart:

"Prince, please don't say this nonsense."

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The middle-aged man wearing a golden python scale robe just looked at him with calm and calm eyes.

He was appointed crown prince for sixty years and supervised the country for tens of thousands of days and nights.

Time has made Li Yucheng experience too much.

Time has made him no longer young, and has made him no longer arrogant. The experiences of arrogance, humility, arrogance, and discouragement passed by like smoke before his eyes.

He was born in the praise of countless people, grew up in arduous studies, and was born from blood. He has shouldered heavy responsibilities since he can remember. People around him told him that he will sit on the Jiuding position in the future and bear the burden of Master of the rise and fall of dynasties.

But now he has long passed the age of knowing his destiny.

Power disappeared from his fingertips like quicksand.

The so-called Jiuding position is getting further and further away from him.

During these days and nights, he panicked, he feared, and he tried to find a way to break the situation and consolidate his position, but he suddenly discovered that his ending seemed to have been determined since he was born.

He lived his whole life for his father, but when his end was approaching, he became an abandoned son.

However, he knew that at that time, his father was indeed training him as the future leader of the country.

Li Yucheng really doesn’t blame his father.

It’s just that things have come to this point

"I'm a little tired, Third Young Master."

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broken.

As soon as the words came out, Xu Yuan saw the deep tiredness in the prince's eyes, and without any hesitation, he immediately said:

"Prince, if you are willing to cooperate, I can assure you that Qingyan can be on your side."

Li Yucheng was slightly surprised when he heard this:

"Let Qingyan help me?"

Xu Yuan carefully considered his words and asked:

"Prince, how much do you know about your sister?"

Li Yucheng thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I'm ashamed to say that I don't know Qingyan as well as you do, Third Young Master."

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and glanced at the vermilion palace wall standing on the top of Jiulong Mountain, and said:

"Qing Yan is a woman who hates weakness and incompetence."

Li Yucheng raised his eyebrows and asked tepidly:

"So when the Third Young Master sees Qing Yan, he doesn't fall in love with Zhao Yuan, but thinks that Gu is weak and incompetent?"

"No."

Xu Yuan looked at the middle-aged man with white temples in front of him and said seriously:

"Prince, the fact that you have been able to supervise the country for so long shows your talent and ability. However, compared with Li Zhaoyuan, you lack an important temperament."

Li Yucheng drooped his eyelids and replied:

"The thing you are talking about is courage, the courage to swallow mountains and rivers, right?"

After receiving the words, Xu Yuan's eyes were slightly surprised.

Li Yucheng said with a chuckle, his tone was calm, without showing any impatience about the mentioned shortcomings, and he was still as warm as the spring breeze:

"Why are you so surprised? After living alone for so many years, it would be so sad if you don't even know what kind of person you are."

Xu Yuan was speechless.

He found that he seemed to admire the prince a little.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke:

"Now that we know it, it will be easy to win Qing Yan's support."

"Third Young Master, it's easy to change a country, but it's hard to change one's nature."

“It’s hard to change your true nature, but you can disguise it.”

"You can pretend for a while, but you can't pretend for a lifetime."

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Listening to the other party's words, Xu Yuan gradually felt something bad in his heart, and said directly:

"Pretending for a moment is enough to help you, Prince, ascend to the position of the Nine Cauldrons."

"Yes, but what happens next?"

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Xu Yuan suddenly crouched down.

Li Yucheng also stopped, looking sideways and smiling.

between looking at each other,

Xu Yuan's face became gloomy little by little, and he said word by word:

"I don't understand what you mean now. Can you explain it to me?"

Li Yucheng's expression was unfazed, and he still had that breathtaking smile:

"Literally, what if I ascend the throne alone?"

The temperature of Xu Yuan's voice dropped slightly:

"Prince, are you playing tricks on me tonight?"

How could he not understand the meaning of Li Yucheng's words.

This prince seems to have given up on trying to win the heir apparent.

Li Yucheng didn't pay attention to Xu Yuan's eyes. He stepped forward with his hands behind his back, his steps were steady, and his voice contained an indifferent and free smile:

"Third Young Master, you seem to have misunderstood something.

"The person I have an appointment with tonight is Yun Qing, and you are just an unexpected visitor."

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Xu Yuan instantly realized the meaning of the other party's words, his pupils narrowed slightly, and he opened his mouth, but before he spoke, Li Yucheng looked back:

"You are right. I asked Yun Qing to come here tonight because I want to entrust everything to him."

The middle-aged man in a golden python robe half-squinted his eyes and sighed in a complicated voice:

"Third Young Master, I have been thinking for a long time about why, as the crown prince, I have fallen to this point, and it is inappropriate to finally get the answer.

"The way my father Rang Gu learned and the temperament he developed are not suitable for the current national conditions.

"I understand checks and balances, understand people's hearts, and understand what the people want, but they lack the most important thing at the moment: killing and brutality."

“This kind of thing can be played for a while, but it cannot be played for a lifetime.

"In that case,

"Why don't you be more relaxed and give up the position of prince to a more suitable brother?"

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Xu Yuan stared at Li Yucheng's expression closely, watching every change in him:

"But Li Yunqing has left."

Li Yucheng's voice sighed:

"Gu Ying realized his own shortcomings a long time ago, but he has been clinging to the position of prince because of his own desires. Now that Yun Qing has left, he has just given up completely. It's really a trick of fate."

"I'm talking about your next plan."

"It should be only Zhaoyuan."

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Xu Yuan became quieter, his voice solemn and solemn, and asked:

"You are only one step away from the Jiuding position you have been waiting for for decades. Are you really willing to let it go?"

Li Yucheng shook his head without any hesitation:

"Of course not."

"Then why."

"Third Young Master, I have already answered this question."

Li Yucheng interrupted Xu Yuan's words.

While talking,

Xu Yuan noticed that the aura of the person in front of him suddenly changed.

That was the arrogance that only belonged to Prince Dayan.

Facing the moonlight falling on the world,

The middle-aged man in python robe, whose youth has faded away, stared at the young man in gorgeous clothes in front of him, and said in a deep voice, word by word:

"Because Gu is a royal."

"." Xu Yuan was silent.

Li Yucheng smiled happily:

"Third Young Master, there are only two reasons why you insist on cooperating with Gu.

“The first is that he hates Zhao Yuan’s methods and is afraid of Zhao Yuan’s abilities.

“The second reason is that because of Gu’s shortcomings, Gu is easier to control.

"In that case,

"As a member of the royal family, I naturally cannot grant your wish.

"Even if I die,

"I can't fulfill your Prime Minister's wish!"

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Looking at each other speechlessly,

The night wind blew through the forest, and the withered yellow branches and leaves drifted into the water.

Xu Yuan looked at the Prince Supervisor who was smiling softly in front of him.

Do you admire it?

Sort of.

But now he wants to curse even more.

If the prince is willing to cooperate,

By letting him ascend the throne, the Prime Minister's Office can save a lot of energy.

Li Yucheng is a person who checks and balances MAX in domestic affairs.

The shortcomings are also obvious. After ascending the throne, it is difficult for him to immediately integrate the imperial party with thunderous means.

This time difference is enough for the Prime Minister's Office to do a lot of things.

Li Zhaoyuan is different.

He climbed up from hell step by step.

If he ascends the throne, with Li Yaoxuan's cooperation before the deadline is approaching, he will surely be able to firmly grasp all power in his hands as soon as possible.

And as time goes by,

This kind of control will gradually strengthen to the point of Li Yaoxuan.

damn it.

Doesn’t it mean that there is no family affection in the Tian family?

Isn’t it said that those with power are selfish?

Why have we reached this juncture?

Are all these royal heirs so fucking disgusting?

Thinking this in his mind, but looking at the other party's calm smile, Xu Yuan just exhaled softly and complained half-jokingly:

"Then I'd better go and catch Li Yunqing. That kid probably hasn't had time to go to sea yet."

Li Yucheng smiled slightly:

"If you can do it, I will never go back on my words. But if you really want to do this, Third Young Master, please do it as soon as possible, because time is really running out."

Speaking of which,

Li Yucheng changed the topic and asked softly:

"You seem to really hate Zhao Yuan, but if you want to choose a comrade to face the sect, Zhao Yuan should be the most suitable candidate, a more suitable candidate than Yun Qing."

"Indeed."

Xu Yuan did not deny it.

He could hate the sea of ​​blood and dry bones at Li Zhaoyuan's feet,

But one cannot deny Li Zhaoyuan's terrifying power and ability.

Li Yucheng thought for a while and suddenly said:

"Can I ask you why you don't want to cooperate with him? Is it because of fear?"

"No, it's diaphragm."

"What?" Li Yucheng was stunned.

"It's because of the diaphragm, so it's disgusting. Isn't this reason enough?"

".Oh."

Li Yucheng laughed softly at first,

Then he burst out laughing as if he had heard some funny joke.

He lost the respect of the prince and looked like an ordinary middle-aged man.

Enough laughing,

Li Yucheng just took a deep breath and said softly:

"Third Young Master, you hate Zhao Yuan's methods so much, it's hard to imagine that you are the same person as the young master Wang who proposed the five strategies to control the people years ago."

When he faked his death, Xu Yuan had met the prince once under a fake identity, but he didn't expect that Li Yucheng would actually find out his identity afterwards.

Xu Yuan shrugged and said:

"I also explained at the beginning that the five strategies to control the people were told to me by a monk named Shang Yang."

Li Yucheng didn't comment, but just said softly:

"Okay, just take it as what he said, but I can't fulfill what I said that night, but I just hope that you, the third young master, will not control the people with Shang Jun's vicious plan in the future."

Xu Yuan didn't answer directly but asked teasingly:

"Prince, what you said seems to be tacitly acknowledging that my Xiangfu will go to the end?"

Li Yucheng shook his head and smiled with narrowed eyes:

"Who told you that I only said this to you?"

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Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

This prince looks gentle and elegant, but his heart is indeed dirty.

I said I wouldn't use it, but I still had to use it. I just didn't want to be cursed by the world.

But now is not the time to worry about these things.

Xu Yuan asked softly:

"Prince, have you really made up your mind?"

Li Yucheng nodded and smiled:

"Of course, if I become the king of a fallen country, how can I face the royal ancestors after my death?"

Xu Yuan sighed and said:

"Then I just hope to catch that kid Li Yunqing, otherwise I will be wasting my time tonight."

After that,

Xu Yuan raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the prince in python costume beside him:

"I am busy with government affairs, goodbye."

Li Yucheng glanced at the hand on his shoulder,

and the next moment,

it disappeared directly.

The figure in gorgeous clothes who was standing quietly aside appeared dozens of feet away in an instant.

Li Yucheng looked at the back that kept flashing away, and suddenly spoke in a voice transmission:

"Third Master,

"What exactly do you mean by the courage that can convince Qingyan? ”

“.”

Hearing this, the figure that was gradually going away stopped in its tracks.

Standing on the top of a hundred-meter banyan tree,

Xu Yuan slowly looked back, his sight spanning a hundred feet, with some doubts:

“It was not the prince that I developed respect for you. If you make a fuss now, won’t your determination look cheap?”

Li Yucheng did not comment, and chuckled and said:

“I am just curious about what kind of monarch Qingyan is waiting for. You don’t have to answer.”

Xu Yuan smiled softly and transmitted his voice from a distance:

“Forget it, it doesn’t matter. If you change your mind, it will be beneficial to my Xiangfu. Recently, many memorials about the Western Desert Incident have been submitted to the court, right?”

Li Yucheng thought for a while, made a judgment, and replied:

“This should have nothing to do with Qingyan.”

Xu Yuan said as a matter of course:

“So I am not referring to the incident itself, but the turmoil it extended. "

Li Yucheng frowned slightly:

"Those memorials advising the clan to pay equal taxes to the people?"

"Yes."

Xu Yuan spoke slowly and coldly:

"If you want to get Qingyan's support, you can pass the memorial with your power as regent."

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Suddenly silent.

After a long time,

Li Yucheng said faintly:

"But if this is the case, the war will really be unstoppable, and father..."

"If the future ruler does not even have the courage to take responsibility, how can he talk about swallowing mountains and rivers? How can he win Qingyan's support? How can he get the approval of the emperor?"

Xu Yuan smiled and glanced at the prince, waved his hand, and his figure disappeared in the moonlight in an instant, leaving only a voice transmission echoing:

"Three days later,

"This young master will be conferred a title in court due to the Western Desert Incident, and will personally present the new tax equalization law at that time.

"I hope your highness will be cautious. "

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When Xu Yuan's breath completely disappeared, Li Yucheng still stood there quietly, looking at the clear moonlight, recalling the words before the other party left.

After a long time,

Li Yucheng sighed softly, lowered his eyes and looked at his trembling palm:

"Sure enough. Is it not possible?"

His palm suddenly clenched, Li Yucheng turned around, walked towards the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looked at the top of Jiulong Mountain, and a smile crossed his lips:

"But if it is to pave the way for the future of the royal family, disguise should be able to do it for a while, father. "